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Snake gourd is chopped into circles and boiled in water till soft. Moong dal is boiled separately till soft but whole and added to the cooked snake gourd. Serve snake gourd with moong dal over steamed rice and dollop of ghee.Makes: around 3 Servings of Snake Gourd Moong Curry.

Peel, wash and grate the ginger.
Discard the seeds and chop the snake gourd into small circles.

Wash moong dal in water and boil in a cup of water for around 15 minutes.
Once moong dal is translucent but whole and soft, strain it.
Remove stems, wash and finely chop the green chiles.

Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chiles and ginger.
Fry for few seconds, add cooked snake gourd and fry for couple of minutes.
Alternatively, if snake gourd is tender, cook covered in the pan till soft instead of boiling it.

Stir in cooked moong dal, turmeric powder and salt.
Fry for few minutes and remove from heat.
Serve snake gourd moong dal curry over plain steamed rice and dollop of ghee.Notes: Make sure moong dal is boiled well before adding to the pan.

Suggestions: Adjust spice with green chiles. If snake gourd is not cooked well, put the curry back on heat and cook covered on low flame till done. Add a splash of water if required.Variations: Check other recipes with snake gourd here. Other Names: Snake Gourd Moong Curry, Potlakaya Pesarapappu Kura.

Snake gourd is chopped up with skin and cooked in oil along with onion. They are then coarsely ground along with freshly roasted lentils and finished with talimpu. Serve snake gourd onion chutney with steamed rice.Makes: around 3 Servings of Snake Gourd Onion Chutney.

Heat few drops of oil in a pan, add chana dal and fry for few seconds.
Then add the urad dal and coriander seeds and fry for few more seconds till aromatic.
Grind the roasted ingredients into fine powder using a spice grinder.

Heat a tsp of oil in a pan, add chopped snake gourd and salt.
Add a splash of water and cook covered on low flame for few minutes.
Uncover, stir in green chiles and onion and cook covered again for couple of minutes.
Uncover and fry for a minute on medium flame.
Using a mortar and pestle, crush the cooked snake gourd and onion mixture with ground lentil powder and salt (if necessary).
Alternatively, add the snake gourd onion mixture to the grinder containing the ground lentil powder and pulse couple of times.
Once coarsely ground, remove the snake gourd onion chutney onto a bowl.

Suggestions: You can slightly peel the snake gourd and discard the seeds if they are not soft enough.Variations: Check other recipes with snake gourd here.Other Names: Snake Gourd Onion Chutney, Potlakaya Ullipaya Pachadi.

Snake gourd is peeled and chopped into small pieces. They are then cooked in oil along with coarsely ground shallots and green chiles mixture. Serve snake gourd with onion over plain steamed rice or with roti.Makes: around 2 Servings of Snake Gourd with Onion.

Peel, wash and remove the ends of snake gourd.
Discard the seeds and chop the snake gourd into small pieces.

Peel and roughly chop the shallots.
Wash, remove stems and roughly chop the green chiles.
Using mortar and pestle, thoroughly crush the onion and green chiles along with enough salt.
Alternatively, use a spice grinder and pulse the onion and green chiles couple of times.

Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add chopped snake gourd, ground onion green chile mixture and salt.
Cook covered on low flame for around 8 minutes.
Add few splashes of water if necessary and stir occasionally while cooking the snake gourd.
Once snake gourd turns soft, remove from heat.
Serve snake gourd with onion over plain steamed rice or with roti.Notes: Make sure snake gourd is cooked well.

Snake gourd is peeled and chopped. Raw mustard seeds are ground into fine powder. Snake gourd is cooked in oil along with whole spices till soft and is seasoned with mustard seeds powder. Serve snake gourd with mustard seeds over plain steamed rice and dollop of ghee.Makes: around 4 Servings of Snake Gourd with Mustard Seeds.

Snake gourd is peeled and chopped. Raw peanuts, sesame seeds and lentils are roasted and is ground into fine powder. Snake gourd is cooked in oil along with spices till soft and is seasoned with freshly prepared peanuts sesame seeds powder. Serve snake gourd with peanuts over plain steamed rice and dollop of ghee.Makes: around 2 Servings of Snake Gourd with Peanuts.